SHIB Goes Full Golden Mode, XRP Payments Explode 410%, and a Stubborn BTC Whale Finally Waves the White Flag

Shiba Inu completes hourly golden cross

The dog-themed coin that refuses to die is back at it again. Shiba Inu is reversing its negative price trend as a golden cross emerges on the chart, because of course it is. According to CoinMarketCap data, $SHIB is currently trading at $0.0000060, following a 4.7% increase in price within 24 hours. Somewhere, a basement-dwelling SHIB army member just refreshed their portfolio for the first time in three months.

Alongside the price rebound, the daily trading volume also increased by 43.8%, as investors renewed their commitment. Volume is up, price is up, and the charts are looking suspiciously green. Whether this is actual organic demand or just another coordinated pump campaign from mysterious wallets with anime profile pictures remains unclear, but the numbers don't lie.

Furthermore, $SHIB completed a golden cross on the hourly time frame, signaling the potential for a continued upside over the next few hours to a few days. For those who traded based on moving averages in 2021 and still have fingers, this is the moment they've been waiting for. It can attract momentum traders and buyers who use moving-average crossovers as entry triggers. Will it work this time? Probably not, but the chart looks pretty.

A clean golden cross on its own is already bullish. However, since it formed during a 4% pump, it shows real buying pressure and market participation behind the move. In previous cycles, this combination has aligned with some of Shiba Inu's stronger short-term daily and weekly price rebounds. History doesn't repeat, but it sure does rhyme, and right now it's whispering sweet nothings into the ears of every degen holding a bag of tokens named after a dog.

$XRP payments spike 410%

Ripple's favorite token is making moves again, and this time it's not just the lawyers celebrating. $XRP sees over 410% increase in payments on the $XRP Ledger within one day, sparking optimism about a potential price breakout. The lawyers have been doing the heavy lifting for years, so it's nice to see the actual blockchain getting some love.

$XRP is gradually regaining strength as the crypto market begins to see a rapid price rally. While its price is beginning to show stability, its network activity is showing remarkable growth. The charts are green, the Discords are活跃, and Brad Garlinghouse probably smiled once. Over the past day, $XRP has traded decently in green territory; however, its trading price has remained low around the $1.30 level. Still waiting for that $589 prediction from 2017 to hit, but we're getting there. Slowly. Maybe.

Despite struggling amid mixed investor sentiment,